Subsidy Overtakes Nigeria's Health, Education, Welfare Budgets   The World Bank says the cost of fuel subsidy in Nigeria has exceeded the government’s spending on health, education and social protection for Nigerians. It therefore said that removing fuel subsidy would help the government towards its poverty reduction...

Nigeria Loses $1.7bn Court Case Against JP Morgan   Nigeria has lost a $1.7 billion London court case against JP Morgan Chase & Co for the bank’s role in the transfer of millions of dollars to a former oil minister convicted for corruption. Nigeria had argued that...

Nigeria Lost N1.04trn Aircraft Repairs In Foreign Countries – FG   Nigeria lost $2.5bn (about N1.04tn at the official exchange rate of N415.63/$) to other countries in 2021 for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services on Nigerian aircraft and other facilities, the Federal Government announced on...

Contributory Pension Gains N640bn In Four Months, Now N14trn   Total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose by N640bn in four months to N14.06tn in April, according to figures from the National Pension Commission (PenCom) released on Friday. This was contained in the National Pension Commission...

World Bank Predicts More Hardship For Nigerians Over Rising Inflation, Power Cut, Fuel, Food Shortage   The World Bank has predicted more hardship of Nigerians and the citizens of Angola over the rising inflation, increased power outages as well as a shortage in fuel and food. This...

Nigerian Insurance Sector Records 15.68% Growth In Q1, 2022     The Nigerian insurance sector grew by 15.68 per cent in the first quarter of the 2022 financial period, according to figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The statement...